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Singer of the Sacred Heart
by Connie Kaldor
You can still hear the sound of her accordion playing
Each
afternoon by the subway stairs
She plays a battered pearl grey Hohner
Same colour as her hair
She's got the case wide open at her feet
And people throw
money in as they rush by her
She's got a postcard pinned to the lining
Of the savior with his heart on fire
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CHORUS:
She's the singer of the sacred heart
And you can hear
a little melody
Ringing out on her accordion
Down at Berri de Montigne
Oh, listen to her play
Listen to it ringing through
the whole subway
Listen to her play
Throw a dollar or two her way
She's the singer of the sacred heart |
Did her mamma say it wasn't right
for a girl to play
accordion day and night
But there were things her mamma didn't know
How
times can change, how a life can go.
Now she's playing for the savior and she's playing for the rent
And she smiles as you throw in your fifty cents
That old accordion is
like her heart, squeezed together and pulled apart
In the middle of the rush and haste
there's no room for the
old and the sad of face
But she lights a little candle, says a little
prayer
Picks up her accordion and heads down the stairs.
From the album Out of the Blue by Connie
Kaldor. Word of Mouth Music. Used by permission.
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